Edgington Surname

74,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Edgington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgington,' probably a form of Eggington (which see); compare Egg and Edge, Brigg and Bridge.

Edgington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1581:87,1719,821
England1,7751:31,3904,188
Canada3471:106,18311,435
Australia861:313,90427,145
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Wales421:73,6796,340
Scotland211:254,94412,577
France111:6,038,429280,838
Qatar91:262,00030,726
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8291:29,4033,967
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:69,4597,523

Edgington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Edgington,' probably a form of Eggington (which see); compare Egg and Edge, Brigg and Bridge.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Edgington = the Estate of the Ecga Family [A.-Sax, *Ecginga-tún—v. under Edge 2, and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Edgington Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Edgington Come From? nationality or country of origin

Edgington has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Edgington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,980th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,112,093 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Edgington live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,158 people, or 1 in 87,171. In The United States Edgington is mostly found in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Nevada, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Edgington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Edgington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Edgington surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Edgington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Edgington are 21.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Edgington earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $43,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $52,371 CAD per year.

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